Editorial Commentary

Perilous Course

There are new troubles on the horizon for the Affordable Care Act.

Republicans who spent 17 days trying to stop Obamacare by shutting down the government should be kicking themselves. They took a lot of heat for closing down national parks and other nonessential services the public likes. Worse, their futile battle with the administration overshadowed the real threat to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Call it Obamacare or call it ACA; it's in trouble. It could be big trouble, not just...